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Versys 1000 renews love for Kawasaki basics
New Versys 1000, back to basics GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Riding home tonight on my bicycle I was caught up short at the sight of the new Kawasaki Versys 1000 sitting out front of my neighborhood...
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Electric-bike culture clash
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND -Since the massive introduction of electric or e-bike culture into Geneva traffic culture, I have been skeptically watching this trend as I dodge errant commuters on their SUV...
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Geneva Auto Show, Chevy surprises
Chevy Volt-Go ahead, make my zero emissions day GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – No, this is not an infomercial and yes, for the first time in several years I found myself checking out Chevy’s new lineup, as I...
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82nd Geneva Auto Show, highs and lows at a glance
Honda Jazz hybrid-smart just got smarter GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The 82nd Geneva Auto Show closed this past weekend with the usual fanfare and plenty of eye candy on hand, but the standouts for me were...
View ArticleMoto candy, oggling the Triumph Tiger 800
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – If you read this blog, you know I don’t care much for moto-hogs – motorcycles the size of a small house that will do everything short of brushing your teeth. Therefore, I was all...
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Manhattan cycle tour
Tandem cruising in Manhattan NEW YORK CITY, USA – Just back from visiting family in New York where I found the city looking better than ever for bicycle enthusiasts. Tuesday, 4pm – within an hour of...
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Moto-tractor reveries
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – With the weather a continual melancholy grey, I find myself walking past my tarped motorcycle for days on end and singing Richard Thompson’s “1952 Vincent Black Lightning“. Like...
View ArticleBicycles on the brain and in the news
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - (and the EU, Israel, Malaysia, UK, US, Zambia) Following last week’s snow dumping and recovering from a vicious chest cold, I took a “virtual” bike tour of the web to air out my...
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Another year over, another motorcycle passed on
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – As we approach New Year’s Eve 2012/New Year’s Day 2013, I find myself preparing for the bitter-sweet send-off of motorcycle number 13 in my catalogue of bikes and maybe not...
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83rd Geneva Auto Show: a family affair
GENEVA,SWITZERLAND – Perusing the Geneva Auto Show today with my daughter asking questions about cubic centimetres, litres per 100km, and the genesis of the phrase “horsepower,” was a proud moment –...
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